AMARI METALS CHINA LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06444672 · ltd · incorporated 2007-12-04
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46720
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
    ➖
    HALE, Morag resigned
    secretary
  2. 2026-04-17
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-09-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-31
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2022-07-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  12. 2018-10-04
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  13. 2018-09-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-07-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-03-21
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2018-03-21
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  18. 2016-06-30
    ➕
    BARRON, Simon Charles appointed
    director
  19. 2016-06-30
    ➖
    KING, Barry Andrew resigned
    director
  20. 2016-06-30
    ➖
    SEARSON, David Harold resigned
    director
  21. 2016-02-22
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Andrew appointed
    director
  22. 2010-07-02
    ➖
    FAIRMAN, Colin Joseph resigned
    secretary
  23. 2010-07-02
    ➕
    HALE, Morag appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-01-07
    ➕
    SEARSON, David Harold appointed
    director
  25. 2007-12-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMARI METALS CHINA LIMITED
  26. 2007-12-04
    ➕
    FAIRMAN, Colin Joseph appointed
    secretary
  27. 2007-12-04
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2007-12-04
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2007-12-04
    ➕
    KING, Barry Andrew appointed
    director
  30. 2007-12-04
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  31. 2007-12-04
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Amari Metals Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Amari Metals Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AMARI METALS CHINA LIMITED
This company · 06444672

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Amari Metals Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46720 — SIC 46720

Registered office

Parkway House Unit 6, Parkway Industrial Estate
Pacific Avenue
Wednesbury
West Midlands
WS10 7WP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

BARRON, Simon Charles→
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTS, Andrew→
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FAIRMAN, Colin Joseph→
secretary · appointed 2007-12-04 · resigned 2010-07-02
Resigned
HALE, Morag→
secretary · appointed 2010-07-02 · resigned 2026-04-17
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-12-04 · resigned 2007-12-04
Resigned
KING, Barry Andrew→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-12-04 · resigned 2016-06-30
Resigned
SEARSON, David Harold→
director · ~75y · appointed 2008-01-07 · resigned 2016-06-30
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-12-04 · resigned 2007-12-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-25